Federal Work Study Placement Process

Work-Study Jobs for Fall/Winter/Spring Terms will be posted in September.

Check back for more details.

Information for Work Study Supervisors on Financial Aid webpage

About Federal Work Study  

Work-study positions are hourly-wage jobs in which a student works for a department on campus according to a mutually agreed-upon schedule and is paid monthly for the hours worked. Work-study awards are not grants automatically applied towards one's tuition bill, nor is the amount of the award guaranteed. An award simply allows a student to participate in the program and sets a limit as to the amount of income a student can earn during the academic year. It is the responsibility of the student to work enough hours to reach the earnings limit and to budget the money wisely throughout the year to meet necessary college costs.                                                     

The College does not place students in jobs, nor can we guarantee a job but the Career Services Coordinator and the Work-Study Coordinator act as a referral center for positions. The responsibility to get hired rests solely with the student.  However, our offices will do whatever possible to assist a student's job search.

To be eligible for the COCC Federal Work-Study Employment Program, you must have been awarded and accepted Federal Work-Study as part of your COCC Financial Aid award package.

All available work-study positions are listed on COCCStudentJobs 

• For Summer 2013
  • Jobs will be posted on June 24, 2013.
  • Hiring paperwork can be submitted to the Career Services Coordinator in the CAP Center beginning June 24,  2013.
  • Work can begin on July 1, 2013.
• For Fall 2013
  • Jobs will be posted in September. 
  • A new hiring procedure will be in place for WS students beginning for fall hiring.  Please stay tuned for more information.
  • Work can begin on September 30, 2013 (unless carrying over from summer).

Student Steps to Complete the Work-Study Placement Process

• Student creates an account on COCCStudentJobs  to search for jobs.
• Student finds a job of interest and contacts the  Contact Person according to instructions.
• Student must complete Federal Work-Study Employment Application  and submit to the Contact Person.
• Contact Person schedules an interview with student.

If the student is offered the position, the supervisor provides the student with the Work-Study Employment Packet.  This packet includes:

• Work-Study Referral Contract Form 

• Employee Payroll Information

• W-4 Form  

• I-9 Form 

• Confidentiality Agreement 

• Work Study Requirements List 

• Student completes Work-Study Employment Packet and returns the completed packet to the supervisor for review.  Once the supervisor ensures all information is complete, the job application and a copy of the student's work study award letter will be added and the packet will be sent to the CAP Center for processing.
•  CAP Center accepts the completed packet, confirms the student's work-study eligibility, distributes copies of forms, and notifies student and supervisor by email that the student is eligible to begin working.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Your I-9 form needs to be completed and signed in the presence of your supervisor.  You must verify your identity with a picture driver's license and social security card OR a valid passport.
• All Federal Work Study students who are hired will be required to pass a background check.
• A student is not eligible to begin work until all Work-Study Employment Packet forms are completed and the work-study supervisor is notified.
• Hired students must complete the online Federal Work Study Employee Orientation AND the COCC Sexual Harassment Training within one week of hire.  Failure to do so will result in termination of contract.

                           ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE LEGIBLE AND COMPLETE.